Nonstop flight route between Algiers, Algeria and Viqueque, East Timor:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG), Algiers, Algeria and Viqueque Airport (VIQ), Viqueque, East Timor would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,409 miles (or 13,533 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Houari Boumediene Airport and Viqueque Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Houari Boumediene Airport and Viqueque Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG):

• The closest airport to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) is Boufarik Air Base (QFD), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) WSW of ALG.
• Because of Houari Boumediene Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Houari Boumediene Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The International Terminal presents a capacity of 6 million passengers per year.
• Buses link the airport to downtown Algiers.
• Once in Allied hands, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command as a major transshipment hub for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel.
• The furthest airport from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Houari Boumediene Airport (meaning Houari Boumediene Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,120 miles (19,505 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) has 2 runways.
• Houari Boumediene Airport handled 4,474,970 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Houari Boumediene Airport", other names for ALG include "مطار هواري بومدين الدولي" and "Aéroport d'Alger Houari Boumediene".
• The new terminal at the airport

Facts about Viqueque Airport (VIQ):

• The furthest airport from Viqueque Airport (VIQ) is Albina Airstrip (ABN), which is nearly antipodal to Viqueque Airport (meaning Viqueque Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Albina Airstrip), and is located 12,202 miles (19,638 kilometers) away in Albina, Suriname.
• The closest airport to Viqueque Airport (VIQ) is Baucau Airport (BCH), which is located 28 miles (44 kilometers) N of VIQ.
• Because of Viqueque Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Viqueque Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.